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单词 playwright
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Definition of playwright in English:

playwright

noun ˈpleɪrʌɪtˈpleɪˌraɪt
  • A person who writes plays.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • What else is there to write about when you are a young playwright casting around for ideas?
    • They specialise in the less well-known works of major European playwrights such as Ionesco.
    • None the less, you can't help thinking that Eliot was a far better poet than he was a playwright.
    • Even if these people are the fictional creations of a playwright, you feel that you know them at the end of a good play.
    • He never quite regained his position as a playwright although as a songwriter and cabaret artist he was triumphant.
    • Young directors work closely alongside the playwrights, both eager to enable each other to learn and discover from each other.
    • The most notable of the playwrights are Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles.
    • The influence of playwrights like Pinter and Beckett was more apparent in his teens.
    • There are poets, playwrights, essayists and those who can write articles on various topics among them.
    • Novelists, poets and playwrights all see such biographers as parasites.
    • As you know, the relationship between playwrights and dramaturges is rather delicate.
    • The playwright's script seizes rich language that allows the story to tell itself.
    • George F Walker is one of Canada's most prolific and widely-produced playwrights.
    • I think in terms of style of directing, the onus really falls on the playwright.
    • This may very well be true yet, regrettably, the playwright forgot to let us in on the mystery.
    • As a stage actor and, lately, a television star, he is probably the last person you would think of as a playwright of note.
    • The playwrights seem to suggest that by not opening up, men remain lost.
    • All in all, it is reminder that even with a natural talent, playwrights do not necessarily spring fully formed.
    • She said that the solution to the problem is not to make theatres hire more black actors but to get more black playwrights to write plays for them.
    • The Chelsea Theatre is committed to presenting new plays by new writers alongside premieres by established playwrights.
    Synonyms
    dramatist, writer, tragedian
    scriptwriter, screenwriter, scenarist
    rare dramaturge, dramaturgist, comedist
 
 

Definition of playwright in US English:

playwright

nounˈpleɪˌraɪtˈplāˌrīt
  • A person who writes plays.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most notable of the playwrights are Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles.
    • As a stage actor and, lately, a television star, he is probably the last person you would think of as a playwright of note.
    • The playwrights seem to suggest that by not opening up, men remain lost.
    • None the less, you can't help thinking that Eliot was a far better poet than he was a playwright.
    • The influence of playwrights like Pinter and Beckett was more apparent in his teens.
    • She said that the solution to the problem is not to make theatres hire more black actors but to get more black playwrights to write plays for them.
    • I think in terms of style of directing, the onus really falls on the playwright.
    • Novelists, poets and playwrights all see such biographers as parasites.
    • Even if these people are the fictional creations of a playwright, you feel that you know them at the end of a good play.
    • The playwright's script seizes rich language that allows the story to tell itself.
    • The Chelsea Theatre is committed to presenting new plays by new writers alongside premieres by established playwrights.
    • What else is there to write about when you are a young playwright casting around for ideas?
    • Young directors work closely alongside the playwrights, both eager to enable each other to learn and discover from each other.
    • As you know, the relationship between playwrights and dramaturges is rather delicate.
    • There are poets, playwrights, essayists and those who can write articles on various topics among them.
    • They specialise in the less well-known works of major European playwrights such as Ionesco.
    • He never quite regained his position as a playwright although as a songwriter and cabaret artist he was triumphant.
    • George F Walker is one of Canada's most prolific and widely-produced playwrights.
    • This may very well be true yet, regrettably, the playwright forgot to let us in on the mystery.
    • All in all, it is reminder that even with a natural talent, playwrights do not necessarily spring fully formed.
    Synonyms
    dramatist, writer, tragedian
 
 
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